Budget and Schedule

The schedule for this project was organized via Mircrosoft Projects (see detailed schedule below). This project was planned out into three phases: design/analysis in the fall, manufacture/assembly in the winter, and testing/evaluation in the spring. During the design phase there were many analyses carried out to try and narrow down design decisions, predict the effectiveness of the robot, and ensure that the design requirements would be met. The design phase was also where documentation such as part drawings were made so that there were guidelines for the manufacturing phase and so that the entire robot was planned out before any parts were cut, bought, or 3D printed. During the manufacturing phase the goal was to assemble the robot and iterate any design decisions that did not end up working out in the real world. By the end of the manufacturing phase the robot was fully assembled and functional. Finally, spring was the test phase where the robot was tested to ensure it met the design requirements and that it was effective. The ultimate test for this robot was a combat robotics competition that it participated in to test how well it did versus other combat robots.

Figure B-1: Senior Project Schedule

Schedule

Budget

This project was managed using an excel document to keep track of cost of parts as well as weight (since weight was a major factor in this project). Projects was used to keep track of schedule and ensure that the project is planned and managed properly.

Parts were procured mostly through Fingertech and McMaster. The 7075-T6 aluminum was provided by Central Washington University and the use of their CNC mill allowed for this stock to be cut to shape along with the AR500 weapon inserts. The top and bottom plates were outsourced to CNCmadness, who provided the carbon fiber and cut it to shape. The total budget for the project can be seen below. When the blade was replaced for an AR500 steel blade, it was outsourced to Send Cut Send.

Figure B-2: Budget

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